What is Higher Education | IGI Global (2024)

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Is that stage/phase of learning that is accomplished in colleges, universities, academies, etc.

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For the purpose of this chapter, higher education includes postsecondary education leading to a bachelor’s degree or higher. Although, some of the discussion is applicable to short-cycle higher education, such as junior, community, and technical colleges.

Chapter 5

All education beyond the secondary level leading to a formal degree (ERIC Thesaurus).

Chapter 9

Non-compulsory education provided after high school, usually at a college or university.

Chapter 2

Tertiary education

Chapter 20

Higher education is a form of formal learning, in which education is provided by universities, colleges, graduate school, etc. and completed with a diploma.

Chapter 7

The stage of education that is the last stage of academic learning, which comes after secondary education and usually refers to the university stage.

Chapter 12

Refers to education got formally or informally at an institution of higher learning usually a university. For the purpose of this study, this will be limited to university education.

Chapter 20

Two or four year institutions for providing educational programs and degrees.

Chapter 17

The term Higher Education refers to the colleges and Universities where graduate and post graduate courses are being offered along with research programmes like M Phil, Ph. D and Post-Doctoral studies. The higher education system in India facilitates education and training to students from all the social and economic spheres by imparting special concessions to girls and the students from the weaker sections of society.

Chapter 6

Academic Education.

Chapter 8

Students aged 18+.

Chapter 3

Education beyond secondary education, especially at a college or university.

Chapter 2

Tertiary sector education in which undergraduate, post-graduate and doctoral courses are taught in university settings.

Chapter 143

Education opportunities offered post K-12, public education.

Chapter 14

Education beyond high school, typically provided by colleges, universities, and or professional schools.

Chapter 5

Formalized educational organizations that deliver curricula to post-secondary learners.

Chapter 8

Post-secondary education that trains and awards individuals in special fields of learning.

Chapter 14

Higher education, any of various types of education given in postsecondary institutions of learning and usually affording, at the end of a course of study, a named degree, diploma, or certificate of higher studies.

Chapter 2

A term used to describe the institutional providers of undergraduate level education.

Chapter 9

Education beyond high school, especially at a college or university.

Chapter 16

Education in universities and/or education after high schools.

Chapter 5

Higher levels of education beyond a high school diploma.

Chapter 6

University or college.

Chapter 2

An optional final stage of formal learning that occurs after completion of secondary education. Often delivered at universities, academies, colleges, seminaries, conservatories, and institutes of technology, higher education is also available through certain college-level institutions, including vocational colleges, and other career colleges that award academic degrees or professional certifications.

Chapter 7

Postsecondary institutions (e.g., colleges, universities, vocational/technical schools) supporting continuing education after high school.

Chapter 15

Is tertiary education leading to award of an academic degree. Higher education, also called post-secondary education, third-level or tertiary education, is an optional final stage of formal learning that occurs after completion of secondary education.

Chapter 2

This is a tertiary education leading to award of an academic degree. Higher education is also called post-secondary education.

Chapter 6

This is education after secondary education, otherwise known as post-secondary education, tertiary education or third level education.

Chapter 9

Educational institutions that offer courses and/or programs beyond K-12 level.

Chapter 2

Formal and informal learning and education which generally takes place in college or university settings.

Chapter 10

Postsecondary or tertiary education. This term typically refers to institutions such as colleges and universities.

Chapter 7

Educational qualification awarded upon successful completion of specific educational programs in universities and equivalent institutions.

Chapter 11

Higher Education is teaching at universities. It is curricularly organised. Students should acquire certain competences. These include professional competences (knowledge and methods) and personal competences (social and personal abilities, and skills).

Chapter 6

It refers to postsecondary education that includes undergraduate and graduate programs.

Chapter 12

A term used to describe the institutional providers of undergraduate level education.

Chapter 6

Education beyond high school, particularly at the college or university level.

Chapter 2

Tertiary education leading to award of an academic degree.

Chapter 2

Post-secondary education at universities and colleges that is geared toward a degree-level diploma.

Chapter 9

Education beyond high school, especially at a college or university.

Chapter 6

Advanced learning at the college or university level.

Chapter 2

Educational qualification awarded upon successful completion of specific educational programs in universities and equivalent institutions.

Chapter 2

Higher education refers to education beyond school specifically that is provided by colleges, graduate schools and professional schools.

Chapter 7

Education at college or university level.

Chapter 8

Post-secondary education is typically offered at colleges, universities, or other academic institutions, focusing on specialized knowledge, research, and professional development.

Chapter 7

Education that is beyond the secondary level of education and mostly provided by colleges and universities.

Chapter 4

Level of schooling that follows secondary education, such as college, university, or vocational training, where students pursue specialized studies and advanced degrees.

Chapter 3

All education beyond the secundary level leading to a formal degree.

Chapter 6

The Higher Education and Training sector represents the post-school environment.

Chapter 12

University education in which courses are taught at the undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctor level.

Chapter 7

An optional final stage of formal learning that occurs after secondary education.

Chapter 10

Education beyond high school particularly at a college or university.

Chapter 19

Post-secondary education, at degree level.

Chapter 1

Education beyond the secondary level (K-12), typically considered college and university level or secondary education.

Chapter 10

Tertiary education where the academic levels generally exceed those of high school (usually degree or higher).

Chapter 13

Education at university or institutions of equal rank.

Chapter 3

Education beyond high school, typically provided by colleges, universities, and or professional schools.

Chapter 14

Higher education refers to the level of education that follows secondary education (high school) and provides advanced academic and professional knowledge and skills. It typically includes undergraduate programs, such as bachelor's degrees, and postgraduate programs, such as master's degrees and doctoral degrees. Higher education institutions include universities, colleges, and professional schools.

Chapter 2

It refers to the formal education at the tertiary level and/or post-secondary level(s).

Chapter 22

Post-secondary education

Chapter 6

The education at a college or university where subjects are studied at an advanced level.

Chapter 13

A post-secondary school education that occurs at a college or university.

Chapter 1

Tertiary education that is offered at universities, academies, colleges, and similar institutions.

Chapter 14

Education whose core existence is for the benefit of primarily adult students.

Chapter 4

This is any sort of learning received at the post-secondary school level. Education provided by institutions such as vocational, technical, monotechnic, polytechnics, colleges of education, universities, etc. qualify as higher education. It is all forms of education beyond the secondary school level.

Chapter 13

This is the form of learning above the secondary school level. This covers the gamut of all the learning and knowledge attained at higher levels beyond the secondary education.

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Education provided by universities, vocational universities and other collegial institutions that award academic degrees.

Chapter 3

Education beyond high school provided by colleges, graduate schools, and professional schools. The term is “used interchangeably with postsecondary education in journal articles and education discourse” (Random House, 1987, p. 902).

Chapter 9

Education provided at colleges, universities, and institutions beyond the secondary level, typically leading to academic degrees.

Chapter 8

Post-secondary or tertiary education conducted in universities and other tertiary institutions.

Chapter 10

Education beyond the secondary level, at a college or university.

Chapter 25

Refers to education beyond high school or at the post-secondary level. It may include educational institutions such as universities, colleges, community colleges, vocational schools, trade schools, or institutes.

Chapter 3

An advanced education pursued after high school, providing specialized knowledge and skills, personal and professional growth, and contributing to society through innovation and expertise.

Chapter 11

An education that is offered at post-secondary schooling and involve various academic institutions such as universities, community and technological colleges. It also includes both public and private academic institutions that generate and disseminate knowledge.

Chapter 4

Postsecondary schooling beyond high school, such as college and university, in the United States.

Chapter 6

Tertiary level education in which academic courses are taught.

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Intentional learning in universities and colleges.

Chapter 10

The final stage in the academic journey leads to in-depth advanced knowledge in a particular field and creates a knowledgeable workforce.

Chapter 14

Formal and informal learning and education which generally takes place in college or university settings.

Chapter 2

Higher education also called post-secondary education or third-level tertiary education is a stage of formal learning leading to award of an academic degree.

Chapter 4

Post-secondary education, beyond high school (secondary) level.

Chapter 2

It is the third level of education. It is beyond secondary education and is normally provided by universities or colleges.

Chapter 12

It can be defined as post-secondary formal education offered by accredited education institutions. The period for higher education qualification varies from one country to another and from one level of qualification to another. In some countries, higher education and tertiary education can be used interchangeably.

Chapter 5

University education.

Chapter 7

A collegiate institution that provides a level of education to award academic degrees and certifications.

Chapter 8

It is the third level of education. It is beyond secondary education and is normally provided by universities or colleges.

Chapter 8

It is a post-secondary education that is also considered as tertiary or third level education or optionally a final stage of formal learning including research programmes that is often delivered at universities, and institutes of higher education which award academic degrees or professional certifications.

Chapter 13

Universities are defined as the higher education institutions in Turkey with scientific autonomy and public legal entity performing high level of education and doing scientific research, consisting of faculties, institutes, schools, departments, art majors, art branches, research and application centers.

Chapter 19

According to Merriam-Webster dictionary a simple definition is: education or learning at a college or university. Full definition is: education beyond the secondary level; especially: education provided by a college or university.

Chapter 8

Universities in which tertiary level courses are taught.

Chapter 1

This is a post-K12 educational experience that includes universities and community colleges. Higher education institutions offer degrees that are bachelor, master, or doctoral.

Chapter 2

Post-secondary Education beyond high school, typically provided by universities and colleges, offering advanced academic and professional instruction.

Chapter 1

A term used to describe the institutional providers of undergraduate level education.

Chapter 1

Education beyond high school particularly at a college or university.

Chapter 18

A post-secondary education leading to a particular degree. In Cambodia, higher education includes technical and vocational education and training (TVET) that generally takes two to three years and regular degree programs that lead to undergraduate and graduate degrees.

Chapter 11

Education beyond high school, especial in college or university.

Chapter 14

Tertiary education leading to award of an academic degree.

Chapter 8

Any institution of postsecondary learning that offers degrees, professional certifications, or work-study programs.

Chapter 8

Higher education is a type of tertiary education that leads to the awarding of a degree. Higher education, often known as post-secondary education, is a type of education that takes place after a student has completed high school.

Chapter 4

Formal education that follows mandatory schooling and starts around the age of 18. “Philosophy in Prison” is a course designed and implemented for Higher Education students because it requires a certain level of intellectual and personal maturity.

Chapter 14

The post-secondary realm of traditional and formalized educational learning environments is defined as higher education. This construct includes community colleges as well as universities within the United States of America.

Chapter 9

A term used to describe the institutional providers of undergraduate level education.

Chapter 15

Refers to post-secondary education. This is education following high school of grade 12 in several countries.

Chapter 18

Postsecondary education, usually at a 2- or 4-year institution.

Chapter 14

Education which are provided by colleges, universities and vocational or professional schools.

Chapter 3

A range of institutions providing study beyond high school or secondary education, typically including colleges, universities, and vocational and technical schools.

Chapter 11

Higher education appears as an important element in producing knowledge, and growing qualified human power that a country requires. When we hear the words higher education, university comes in our mind.

Chapter 14

An institution in which University or academic level education is taught.

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Providers of education which on successful completion lead to the conferral of: Higher Diplomas; Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Arts, Post Graduate and Master Degrees; PhD, Doctorate and professional qualifications, across a range of disciplines.

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Has a more holistic resonance as it encompasses all postsecondary institutions. Embodies all organized learning and training activities at the tertiary level. This includes conventional universities (i.e., those with conventional arts, humanities, and science faculties) as well as specialized universities (like institutions specializing in agriculture, engineering, science, and technology). The concept also includes conventional post-secondary institutions (like Polytechnics, colleges of education, and vocations). Under the umbrella of ‘higher education’ come all forms of professional institutions... Even this wide spectrum does not exhaust the possibilities of forms of higher education (UNESCO 1994 AU46: The in-text citation "UNESCO 1994" is not in the reference list. Please correct the citation, add the reference to the list, or delete the citation. ).

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An optional final stage of formal learning that occurs after secondary education. It is often delivered by universities, colleges, and other academic institutions.

Chapter 25

All universities, colleges of technology and other institutions providing formal tertiary education programmes.

Chapter 2

This is the post-K-12 teaching and learning organization that is not mandatory to attend but is an optional additional academic learning opportunity for the citizenry. Community colleges and universities fall within this umbrella, including technical colleges, non-profit and for-profit organizations.

Chapter 15

University level education in which undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral courses are taught.

Chapter 6

Refers to education at universities or similar educational establishments, especially to degree level.

Chapter 6

Institutions that offer post-secondary education beyond colleges.

Chapter 8

Higher education refers to post-secondary education beyond the secondary (high school) level. It includes colleges, universities, and other institutions that offer academic and professional education, leading to degrees such as bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees (OpenAI, 2023 AU37: The citation "OpenAI, 2023" matches multiple references. Please add letters (e.g. "Smith 2000a"), or additional authors to the citation, to uniquely match references and citations. ).

Chapter 2

A term used to describe the institutional providers of undergraduate level education.

Chapter 12

Education at a college or university where subjects are studied in great detail and at an advanced level.

Chapter 10

is all organized learning and training activities at the tertiary level. . It is also called post-secondary education, third-level or tertiary education, is an optional final stage of formal learning that occurs after completion of secondary education. This includes conventional universities post-secondary institutions such as poly-technique and vocation, colleges.

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The system of postsecondary institutions that provides learning opportunities for those who wish to obtain academic degrees and professional qualifications. In the US, the system includes state-sponsored (“public”) two-year colleges (“community colleges”), four-year colleges, and state research universities. This pattern is also replicated in the private and for-profit higher education sectors. Higher education in the US is not coordinated at a national or federal level. The definition of higher education employed in this chapter does not include postsecondary institutions of a vocational nature, which are invariably organized on a private or for-profit basis.

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Intentional learning in universities and colleges.

Chapter 9

Education at engineering schools and universities to get engineering, master’s or PhD certifications.

Chapter 7

Higher education is the last phase of the academic learning process after the high school stage, focused at universities, colleges or technical training academy at a professional level.

Chapter 17

Education for people above secondary level in Ghana and comprises Polytechnics, Colleges and Universities. It is also considered in many instances as institution of higher learning.

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In the UK, this refers to degree level, Masters level, or PhD level education (usually) for people aged over 18 years.

Chapter 8

This is used to mean the knowledge, skills, values and attitudes that students in the post- secondary institutions are expected to acquire and exhibit. The staff in a higher education institution includes the faculty, liaison officers, support staff, counselors, principals, cafeteria as well as custodial staff.

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Means formal education beyond high school, but includes education in community or state colleges, vocational education, apprenticeship programs at colleges including tribal colleges, entry-level undergraduate programs as well as the final two years of an undergraduate program, and any professional development courses taken at an undergraduate institution.

Chapter 13

Post-secondary educational level.

Chapter 13

It is the third level of education. It is beyond secondary education and is normally provided by universities or colleges.

Chapter 10

Higher education is tertiary education leading to the award of an academic degree. Higher education, also called post-secondary education, third-level or tertiary education, is an optional final stage of formal learning that occurs after completion of secondary education.

Chapter 5

Tertiary education leading to award of an academic degree.

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It is the third level of education. It is beyond secondary education and is normally provided by universities or colleges.

Chapter 18

Education delivered by universities and similar educational institutions.

Chapter 4

Post-secondary education in the form of colleges and universities.

Chapter 10

The act or process of imparting and acquiring knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, the act and practice of imparting knowledge, especially at college, or university, the theory of teaching and learning generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life.

Chapter 13

Levels of education pursued following secondary and post-secondary levels of education.

Chapter 3

Enrollment in an educational institution above the level of high school.

Chapter 9

HE is an optional final stage of formal learning that usually occurs after secondary education. Often delivered at universities, academies, colleges, seminaries, and institutes of technology, HE may also be available through certain college-level institutions, including vocational schools, trade schools, and other career colleges that award.

Chapter 17

Those who have completed secondary education, university, academy, etc. education planned and implemented by educational institutions.

Chapter 12

Education beyond high school, at a college or university

Chapter 7

A stage of formal learning that occurs after secondary education (universities, colleges, institutes etc.).

Chapter 11

Higher education refers to education beyond school specifically that is provided by colleges, graduate schools and professional schools.

Chapter 3

It is a degree of education based on secondary education and covering at least four semesters.

Chapter 3

Higher education refers to post-secondary education beyond high school, typically provided by universities, colleges, and institutions that offer advanced academic and professional training.

Chapter 2

Is considered beyond high school. Includes colleges and universities.

Chapter 7

Public and private, four-year, and two-year institutions responsible for spearheading the learning of students post high school.

Chapter 16

Higher education is tertiary education leading to award of an academic degree. Higher education, also called post-secondary education, third-level or tertiary education, is an optional final stage of formal learning that occurs after completion of secondary education; This includes conventional universities post-secondary institutions such as poly-technique and vocation, colleges ( Chhabra & Kumar, 2020 ).

Chapter 2

Education beyond high school, especially at a college or university.

Chapter 1

A term used to describe the institutional providers of undergraduate level education.

Chapter 9

Any of various types of education given in postsecondary institutions of learning and usually affording, at the end of a course of study, a named degree, diploma, or certificate of higher studies. Higher-educational institutions include not only universities and colleges but also various professional schools that provide preparation in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. Higher education also includes teacher-training schools, junior colleges, and institutes of technology. The basic entrance requirement for most higher-educational institutions is the completion of secondary education, and the usual entrance age is about 18 years.

Chapter 4

Tertiary education leading to award of an academic degree.

Chapter 18

Education beyond high school, specifically that provided by colleges and graduate schools, and professional schools.

Chapter 3

This refers to education post matric including certificates, and/or degrees offered at institutions such as universities, colleges and vocational-technical schools.

Chapter 14

Colleges, universities, and institutes of higher learning that offer academic degrees and professional certifications.

Chapter 18

In this context, the term refers to all types of education above secondary education and provided by acknowledged educational institutions, i.e. universities, colleges, etc. Higher education is perceived as synonymous to further education and tertiary education.

Chapter 16

Also called as tertiary or post-secondary education, it represents levels 6,7 and 8 of the 2011 version of the International Standard Classification of Education structure.

Chapter 7

A stage in education after school, usually at the colleges or Universities.

Chapter 7

It is an education that is provided mainly for universities, college, or post-schooling students at institutions of higher learning, be they public or private.

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The system of postsecondary institutions that provides learning opportunities for those who wish to obtain academic degrees and professional qualifications. In the US, the system includes two- and four-year colleges, and research university. Institutions of higher education may be public (state-sponsored) or private, not-for-profit or for-profit. Higher education in the US is not coordinated at a national or federal level. The definition of higher education employed in this chapter does not include postsecondary vocational institutions.

Chapter 14

Learning that takes place post Grade 12 of studying in Higher Education Institutions.

Chapter 1

It includes the final stage of education after attending secondary education institutions. Students obtain academic degrees or professional certifications. Third level education for non-degree seekers is known as further education.

Chapter 6

Also known as tertiary education is the final and optional phase of education after the completion of school or secondary education where the subject is taught at an advanced level at often a university or college.

Chapter 3

Any formal education in the post-secondary level.

Chapter 1

Tertiary education where academic courses are taught.

Chapter 1

This is education at the post-high school or college or university level.

Chapter 8

Post-secondary education.

Chapter 3

Post-secondary learning encompasses universities and colleges, providing advanced academic and professional training beyond secondary education.

Chapter 7

Encompasses all the education levels beyond the secondary level that is provided by universities or colleges.

Chapter 10

It is the third level of education. It is beyond secondary education and is normally provided by universities or colleges.

Chapter 4

Educational qualification awarded upon successful completion of specific educational programs in universities and equivalent institutions.

Chapter 14

Typically offered by colleges and universities, advanced learning beyond secondary education provides specialized knowledge and skills for professional and personal development.

Chapter 8

Formal education after high school or post-secondary schooling that results in an academic degree.

Chapter 13

Any higher learning taken post a high school education, such as college or universities.

Chapter 13

Education that is beyond the secondary level of education and mostly provided by colleges and universities.

Chapter 15

Postsecondary education usually affording a named degree, diploma, or certificate of higher studies.

Chapter 12

Higher education, any of various types of education given in postsecondary institutions of learning and usually affording, at the end of a course of study, a named degree, diploma, or certificate of higher studies. Higher-educational institutions include not only universities and colleges but also various professional schools that provide preparation in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art.

Chapter 8

The level of education beyond secondary school, typically offered by universities and colleges, aimed at providing advanced knowledge and skills in specific disciplines.

Chapter 14

Education beyond the secondary level; education provided by a college or university.

Chapter 1

Teaching and learning programs offered at universities with relevant and scientific knowledge so that students get a degree (undergraduate and postgraduate). Universities also aim at adapting their programs to the current skills, needs and professions demanded by society.

Chapter 12

Higher education is tertiary education leading to award of an academic degree. Higher education, also called post-secondary education, third-level or tertiary education, is an optional final stage of formal learning that occurs after completion of secondary education.

Chapter 12

This refers to post school learning institutions. An example is a university.

Chapter 10

Those who have completed secondary education, university, academy, etc. education planned and implemented by educational institutions.

Chapter 8

Higher education, also referred to as post-secondary education, is a part of tertiary education which results in an academic degree.

Chapter 16

Institutions of higher learning that provide students with post-secondary education that is geared towards a degree-level diploma.

Chapter 19

This refers to tertiary education provided to students in universities and colleges.

Chapter 4

Refers to any education that takes place beyond high school.

Chapter 7

Tertiary-level education taught within universities.

Chapter 5

This is regarded as a level of education for training and providing middle and high manpower requirements of the country. Within the context of this chapter in Nigerian scenario, it covers universities, polytechnics, colleges of education and innovative enterprise institution as specified in the 2013 National Policy on Education.

Chapter 10

Higher education refers to post-secondary education offered by colleges, universities and other institutions beyond the high school level. It includes undergraduate and graduate programs that provide specialized and advanced knowledge and skills in various academic and professional fields.

Chapter 5

Education that is college-based. In this chapter, higher education refers to learning acquired in universities.

Chapter 11

Higher education, generally offered by universities and colleges, is considered formal. It culminates in the attainment of degrees or certifications.

Chapter 15

A collegiate institution that provides a level of education to award academic degrees and certifications.

Chapter 17

Post-secondary or tertiary education, including universities, colleges and polytechnics.

Chapter 9

Education beyond high school, especially at a college or university.

Chapter 2

Education that is given by universities and other tertiary institutions.

Chapter 16

A college or university that provide post-secondary education.

Chapter 12

Education beyond 12 th grade.

Chapter 10

Post-18 education, which usually takes place in universities.

Chapter 4

All education beyond the secondary level leading to a formal degree inclusive of universities and colleges.

Chapter 4

Education at a college or university where subjects are studied at an advanced level.

Chapter 20

Higher education follows primary and secondary education and is done by universities.

Chapter 3

Learning that occurs, usually at university establishments and for students aged 18 and above.

Chapter 11

The physical institution of school beyond high school; a college or university.

Chapter 11

Academic education taught within universities.

Chapter 16

A system of accredited institutions providing formal post-secondary education.

Chapter 338

See Postsecondary Education.

Chapter 11

Education that is beyond the secondary level of education and mostly provided by colleges and universities.

Chapter 6

Education at a college or university where subjects are studied at an advanced level.

Chapter 14

The act or process of imparting and acquiring knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, the act and practice of imparting knowledge, especially at college, or university, the theory of teaching and learning generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life.

Chapter 12

Education beyond high school, typically provided by colleges, universities, and/or professional schools.

Chapter 4

Higher Education, which surpasses the secondary level, is commonly offered by colleges and universities. It allows students to acquire advanced knowledge and expertise in a wide range of disciplines.

Chapter 4

Colleges, universities, and institutes of higher learning that offer academic degrees and professional certifications.

Chapter 6

Education beyond the secondary level that is provided by a college or university.

Chapter 13

A public or non-profit educational institution beyond high school specifically providing by colleges and graduate schools and professional schools. Institution authorized by law to provide a program of education beyond. It is also stated as tertiary education which is in the third stage, third level, and post-secondary education taken to include undergraduate and postgraduate education.

Chapter 14

Education beyond the secondary level provided by a college or university.

Chapter 6

It is the education that is planned and implemented for higher education by educational institutions such as universities and academies.

Chapter 8

Post secondary or degree level education provided by universities or similar level of institutions.

Chapter 18

Universities offering undergraduate and postgraduate programs.

Chapter 21

Accredited tertiary education awarded by post-secondary education institutions.

Chapter 19

Also known as post-secondary education, tertiary education or third level education is an optional final stage of formal education that is accomplished by learning at a college or university.

Chapter 9

A system of education that provides academic courses at the university level.

Chapter 9

Any academic programme towards attainment of a qualification at Namibian Qualification Framework (NQF) level 6 and above.

Chapter 6

The last stage of the academic learning process in universities, oriented towards access to the labour system.

Chapter 1

Universities or tertiary education.

Chapter 1

Institutions in the postsecondary education stage, primarily colleges and universities, that follows the completion of secondary education in the United States.

Chapter 18

Institutions providing study beyond the level of secondary education, such as colleges and universities, community colleges, and vocational and technical schools.

Chapter 20

The peak stage of learning that takes place in institutions of higher education, such as universities, colleges, institutes, seminaries, etc.

Chapter 3

Is education beyond high school, specifically education provided by colleges, universities, graduate schools, and professional schools.

Chapter 2

Education provided by colleges, universities, or similar educational establishments.

Chapter 10

education beyond the secondary level offered by a college or university.

Chapter 12

Education beyond secondary level, usually at the college/university level.

Chapter 11

Education at university, especially to degree level.

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The stage of learning that follows beyond the secondary level that occurs at a university or college.

Chapter 3

Post-secondary education that usually occurs at universities and colleges.

Chapter 3

Education completed after K-12 towards a degree.

Chapter 18

In most countries, it is synonymous with tertiary education, where in others (i.e. Great Britain), higher education includes undergraduate and graduate education, but does not include vocational education. For this study’s purpose, it will use tertiary education to align with OECD verbiage. Higher education does not formally include vocational education.

Chapter 1

This refers to post school learning institutions. An example is a university.

Chapter 8

The final stage in an education system, usually provided by universities.

Chapter 4

University taught education.

Chapter 9

Higher education, also named post-secondary education, can be defined as tertiary education resulting in an academic degree.

Chapter 8

Post-secondary educational institutions including public and private universities and colleges.

Chapter 13

A tertiary institute of learning primarily serving adult learners such as a university, college, community college, or technical school.

Chapter 3

Or tertiary education in order to obtain an academic degree.

Chapter 14

Higher education typically refers to post-secondary education beyond the high school level, including universities and colleges. It involves advanced academic and professional learning and often includes undergraduate and graduate programs.

Chapter 15

Tertiary educational institutions that offer an award for academic achievement/degree.

Chapter 11

The study of postsecondary education.

Chapter 13

An educational qualification obtained after successfully completing specific educational programs at universities or equivalent institutions.

Chapter 5

University-focused education in which undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral courses are taught.

Chapter 4

In the United States, the term higher education refers to formal schooling beyond the secondary school diploma (Grade 12) that leads to an academic degree. Higher education may take place at college or university.

Chapter 7

Higher education is post-secondary education beyond traditional K-12, including both undergraduate and graduate work.

Chapter 6

Higher education is tertiary education leading to the award of an academic degree. Higher education, which makes up a component of post-secondary, third-level, or tertiary education, is an optional final stage of formal learning that occurs after completion of secondary education.

Chapter 11

Tertiary education leading to award of an academic degree provided by public and private institutions.

Chapter 4

The act or process of imparting and acquiring knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, the act and practice of imparting knowledge, especially at college, or university, the theory of teaching and learning generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life.

Chapter 3

Higher education is tertiary education leading to award of an academic degree. Higher education, also called post-secondary education, third-level or tertiary education, is an optional final stage of formal learning that occurs after completion of secondary education.

Chapter 12

Education provided to degree level; bachelor’s degree, postgraduate certificate and diploma, master’s degree, doctoral degree, and postdoctoral experience.

Chapter 1

An optional final stage of formal learning that occurs after completion of secondary education.

Chapter 15

While higher education, or post-secondary education, is often understood to mean education received through colleges and universities, it can encompass other educational institutions such as vocational and professional schools.

Chapter 6

Higher education is a program that is regulated by laws and educational frameworks as stipulated by different countries for students to acquire knowledge at colleges and universities, with the aim of obtaining a recognized qualification.

Chapter 7

Higher education is learning that takes place at a university, college, or institute after completion of the upper secondary level.

Chapter 5

Is an education that is provided mainly for universities, college or post-schooling students at institutions of higher learning, be they public or private.

Chapter 16

Tertiary education offered at post-secondary institutions, such as colleges and universities, comprising educational training and research facilities.

Chapter 15

University-level tertiary education.